Tarun Kirpalani, DMD MS, an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Ridgewood Oral Surgery & Clearchoice Dental Implant Center.
Get to know Oral Surgeon Dr. Tarun Kirpalani, who serves patients throughout the states of New Jersey.
Highly respected in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Dr. Kirpalani embarked on an educational voyage that led him from Ghana and the United Kingdom to the United States, where he pursued his passion for dentistry. He is proficient in dentoalveolar and dental implant surgery including bone grafting, outpatient sedation & anesthesia, managing head & neck pathology as well as complex maxillofacial reconstructions. Moreover, he has particular interest in facial trauma surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery, orthognathic surgery, and allonX full arch reconstructions that include zygomatic and pterygoid implants.
Before embarking on his professional journey, he started with a foundation in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his dental degree from the renowned University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He then completed a two-year residency program in the Dental General Practice Residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center where he also spent a year as a faculty member within the same program.
He then went on to complete a rigorous Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency at the same program that included rotations in anesthesia, trauma surgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine and intensive care. He rotated through various hospitals in the North East that include Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Bronx Lebanon, St. Barnabas Hospital, VA Brooklyn, Ellis Hospital, Anne Arundel Hospital, and Brooklyn Hospital.
Passionate about his profession, the doctor is board-certified in oral and maxillofacial surgery by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) is the certifying board for the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery in the United States and is recognized and approved by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association.Dr. Kirpalani also holds hospital privileges at Valley Hospital and has a pivotal role as an attending physician in the OMFS department at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. He is involved in resident training here.
Notably, he extended his skills beyond American borders, participating in surgical mission trips in Ethiopia and Guatemala where he treated patients with cleft lip and palate deformities, TMJ ankylosis, as well as those with maxillofacial pathologies that needed resections and reconstructions.
In addition to his clinical accomplishments, Dr. Kirpalani’s research contributions are internationally recognized. His publications in The Dental Clinics of North America delve into critical topics like Infection Control in the Dental Office and Topical & Local Anesthesia. His academic pursuits at the University of Pennsylvania encompassed research on subjects such as the regulation of allergic responses by GPCR’s on mast cells and complement C3a, as well as the role of cytokines in periodontal disease.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery specializes in surgery of the face, mouth, and jaws. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are dental specialists who treat conditions, defects, injuries, and esthetic aspects of the mouth, teeth, jaws, and face. Their training involves a four-year graduate degree in dentistry and the completion of a minimum four-year hospital surgical residency program.
On a more personal note, Dr. Kirpalani dedicated his time to organizations such as UPenn Soccer, Psi Omega Fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, and Habitat for Humanity, where he helped construct homes for underprivileged communities. His involvement with the Alpha Phi Omega National Community Service Fraternity extended to volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House and local soup kitchens as well.
Learn More about Dr. Tarun Kirpalani:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1643802-Tarun-Kirpalani-dentist-Brooklyn-NY-11201, through Ridgewood Oral Surgery and Implant Center, https://www.ridgewoodoralsurgery.com/meet-us/meet-dr-tarun-kirpalani/
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